Display-case.



'W. H. DAVIS.

DISPLAY CASE. APPLIOA'I'ION FILED mm. 19, 1913.

1,1 02, 145. Patented June 30, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANonRAPn c0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILTON H. DAVIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY-CASE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILTON H.DAvIs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county ofCamden and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Display-Cases, of

other public buildings for the general convenience of the travelingpublic.

A further OlJJGCt of the invention is to provide a display case whlch isof maximum simplicity of construction inexpensive of production, neatand ornamental in appearance, and which provides for the ready, easy andconvenient insertion and removal of display cards when occasionrequires.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevationof a combined railway train schedule and advertising case embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rear wall of the case. Figs.3 and 4: are sections through the case taken respectively on the lines33 and fir-4: of Fig. 1.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a frame or case 1,made of suitable material, and preferably of oblong rectangular form.This case 1 is provided with a rear wall 2 and a hinged front door 3,which may be locked or fastened in closed position in any preferredmanner. The said door 3 consists of a frame having a glass or othertransparent panel. 1 through which the interior of the casing may beviewed. Fitted within the case against the back wall 2 is a mat 5,composed of cardboard or other suitable material, which mat is cut outto provide a main central display opening 6 and vertical rows of smallerdisplay openings 7 on opposite sides thereof. The opening 6 is adaptedfor the display therethrough of a train schedule card or sheet 8, whilethe openings 7 are adapted for the display therethrough of individualadvertising cards 9. The train schedule may be printed Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed December 19, 1913.

Patented June30, 1914.

Serial No. 807,729.

or otherwise suitably placed upon the card or sheet 8, and may indicatethe arrival and departure of trains from and to any particular place orcity, while the cards 9 may embody the advertisements of merchants andothers and display matter of general interest to tourists and thetraveling public generally. The case may be hung upon the wall in astation, hotel or other public place for conspicuous display andconsultation. The sheet or card 8 is confined in position upon the frontface ofthe back 2 of the case by thin sheet metal clamping strips 10,which are secured in place at their ends by tacks, screws or othersuitable :t'astenings 11, said strips being spaced a somewhat greaterdistance than the width of the opening 6 to receive the edges of thecard or sheet 8 and clamp the same in position. The rows of cards 9 areindividually secured in position on opposite sides of the pair of strips10 by pairs of similar strips 12, which are however secured to the back2 by rows of spaced fastenings 13. The free portions of the strips 12between the fastenings 13 are provided with right angularly bent tonguesor flanges 1 1- to hold the edges of the cards 9 in position for displaythrough the opening 7, the strips 10 holding the card or sheet 8 inposition for display through the opening 6, as will be readilyunderstood. The cards or sheets 8 are applied by placing them inposition between the holding strips and properly bowing them, so thatopposed edges thereof may be inserted beneath the strips, after which byreleasing the cards they will straighten out, thereby bringing theiredges into engagement with the tongues or flanges 14. By similarlybowing the strips the edges of the cards may be withdrawn fromengagement with the strips, allowing the cards to be readily removed.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the inventionprovides a frame case for the purpose specified which is simple ofconstruction, neat and ornamental of appea'ance and inexpensive ofproduction, and bymeans of which a train schedule and advertising orother matter may be readily and conveniently displayed; From theconstruction disclosed it will also be obvious that upon opening thedoor 3 the mat 5 may be drawn outward, thus exposing the cards upon theback of the case, so that the cards may be readily and convenientlyapplied and removed when occasion requires.

I cla1n1: A display case comprlsing an oblong recobservation openingsand pairs of holding strips arranged upon the back wall the holdingstrips of each pair being secured to Copies of this patent maybeobtained for 1,1o2,1 ia

the back at spaced intervals by fastenings and having their freeportions between the fastenings bent to form flanges or tongues toengage and hold cards to be displayed through the said rows ofobservation openings.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V WILTON H. DAVIS.

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